Written for the clinician and other healthcare professionals who treat and counsel pregnant women and women of child-bearing age, Handbook of Nutrition andPregnancy is an excellent and easy-to-use resource in the practical form of ahandbook. In Handbook of Nutrition and Pregnancy, the authors provide historical perspective and background to support recommendations which are provided in each chapter, importantly for the practitioners, recommendations and guidelines have been summarized and provided in tables that are easy to locate and interpret. This book discusses relevant topics in the scientific community such as determining to what extent prenatal and perinatal environmental factors arelinked to childhood and adult obesity and chronic diseases. This book also examines issues that are common to both the developed and the developing worlds and includes chapters that are specific to nutritional and reproductive factors seen mainly in developing countries. Easy-to-use resource in handbook form Issues that are common to both developed and developing worlds Contemporary issues that impact both patients and developing infants Written by leaders in thefields of diet, nutrients and environmental factors INDICE: From the contents Nutrient and Health Needs During Normal Pregnancy.- Nutrient Recommendations and Dietary Guidelines for Pregnant Women.- Optimal Weight Gain.- Physical Activity and Exercise in Pregnancy.- Food, Folklore and Flavor Preference Development.- Nutrient Needs and Factors Related to HighRisk Pregnancy.- Obesity and Pregnancy.- Pregnancy and Weight Loss Surgery.- Nutrition in Multifetal Pregnancy.- Adolescent Pregnancy: Where Do we Start?.-Chapter 9 Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa During Pregnancy.- Diabetes and Pregnancy.- Preeclampsia.- HIV.- Special Diets, Supplements and Specific Nutrients During Pregnancy.- Popular Diets.- Dietary Supplements During Pregnancy: Need, Efficacy, and Safety.- Vegetarian Diets.- Iron Requirements and Adverse Outcomes.- Fotate: A Key to Optimal Pregnancy Outcome.- The Postpartum Period.
- ISBN: 978-1-58829-834-8
- Editorial: Humana
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 370
- Fecha Publicación: 01/06/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés